George Ker

Ker played for Queen's Park Juniors, Kerland FC, and Alexandra Athletic before joining Queen's Park in 1877. Until 1878, Ker had played as a defender but converted to a striker in 1878.^{[citation needed]} He won the Scottish Cup in 1880, 1881 and 1882, scoring in the 1882 replay win over Dumbarton.

After the 1881–82 season he began struggling with injuries and retired early in summer of 1884.

He was capped five times by the Scotland national team, scoring ten goals including a hat-trick against England in March 1880.^[1]

His older brother William was also a Scotland international, winning two caps, including the first international against England on 30 November 1872.^[1]

Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	13 March 1880	Hampden Park [I], Glasgow	England	1–0	5–4	Friendly
2				3–2
3				4–2
4	12 March 1881	Kennington Oval, London	England	4–1	6–1	Friendly
5				6–1
6	14 March 1881	Acton Park, Wrexham	Wales	1–1	5–1	Friendly
7				4–1
8	11 March 1882	Hampden Park [I], Glasgow	England	2–1	5–1	Friendly
9				5–1
10	25 March 1882	Hampden Park [I], Glasgow	Wales	2–0	5–0	Friendly

After emigrating to the United States in July 1884, Ker died in Yakima, Washington on his 62nd birthday on February 26, 1922.

• List of Scotland national football team hat-tricks